I experienced and resolved an ethical conflict during my first year in the nursing field. The incident occurred at the long-term care nursing facility, at which I worked, in which I witnessed verbal, physical, and emotional abuse of several patients at work by a disgruntled certified nurse assistant (CNA). As a mandated reporter, I had to inform our supervisor of the events I witnessed. In this case, I had observed a particular CNA cursing at patients and calling them foul names, neglecting to care for them during the night, which resulted in entire bed strips and skin breakdown, and roughhousing them when they were not complying with her demands. She bullied and intimated not only the patients but the staff as well. Given the women's demeanor, many of my co-workers were fearful and would not report the wrong she was doing to patients. Despite being mandated reporters and witnessing the horrific, unethical treatment of several seniors (abuse/neglect), the other nurses chose to remain silent to avoid conflict. In another instance, I was in the hospital as a patient during my nursing internship, and our professor looked up my chart and shared it with …show more content…
In the first example, ethical code 2.10 Unethical Conduct of Colleagues states that co-workers "should take adequate measures to discourage, prevent, expose, and correct the unethical conduct of colleagues" (National Association of Social Workers, 2017, p. 20). It also states that workers should be knowledgeable of the policies and procedures for handling a co-worker's unethical behavior and negligence and should take the necessary action to seek resolution through the proper channels (National Association of Social Workers, 2017). In this circumstance, one of my colleagues acted unethically by abusing their clients,' while my other co-workers stood by idle and did nothing to rectify the
Nurses are required to protect and support their patients if they are to be an efficient patient advocate. Ethically questionable situations are quite common for nurses that conflict with their professionals and personal morals. At times, the patient necessitates the nurse to speak out for them demonstrating
Monaliza, K. R. (2014). Registered Nurses" Experiences of Ethical and Human Rights Issues in Nursing Practice: Frequency and Handling,. Baba Farid University Nursing Journal, 15-22.
A registered nurse (RN) is someone that went through a university or college and studied nursing; and then passed the national licensing exam to obtain a license to practice nursing. The degree earned by an RN at the need of the program is deemed a professional nursing degree. The RN top nursing staff and they usually works independently. On the hand, an LPN only earns a practical nursing degree after completion of the program. LPNs are mostly recognized only in USA and Canada; they are also named as License Vocational Nurse (LVN) in the state of California and Texas. LPN work under the supervisor of an RN or a physician.
“Code Blue”, that the last thing anyone wants to here at the beginning or end of a shift, or for that matter at any time during their shift. With the development of rapids response teams (RRTs), acute care nurses and ancillary departments have a resource available to their disposal when need in uncertain situations. Many times nurses struggle to maintain a patient deteriorating in front of them all the while make a multitude of calls to the physician for orders or concerns. Having a set of “expert” eyes assisting you in these times helps alleviate stress and encourages collaboration amongst staff. (Parker, 2014)
“We can’t turn away from a patient’s pain just because it’s difficult” (chapman, 2015, p. 88). I know the path of least resistance is taking a path of ignorance. Easy, is to ignore or neglect the true pain patients experience in times of crisis. As caregivers I believe we all want to heal others or we wouldn’t be in the field of nursing, but there are only handfuls willing to be present during the healing process because sharing one’s pain hurts. As a surgical nurse, I find being genuinely present takes hard work on my behalf, not only mentally but emotionally. On a unit where patient’s needs and conditions are changing at astonishing rates, being present requires mental strength in order slow down enough to recognize the value presence
There are many who believe that the next shortage will be worse and the demand for nurses will increase. There will be more jobs available especially with the baby boomer nurses retiring. Wood believes that when nurses retire, the next shortage could be even worse than the previous shortage. According to Wood this would lead to an “intellectual drain of institutional and professional nursing knowledge” (Wood, 2011, para 15). Staiger agrees as well that a shortage of nurses is expected again when nurses retire and since the economy will be more stable full-time nurses will go back to being part-time (Huston, 2017). Huston expects for the supply of nurses to grow minimally in the next couple of years and for a large number of nurses
I have been a registered nurse for the past six years. I started my nursing career in a long-term care facility where I worked for a year and half . I always wanted to challenge myself so l left long-term care and went to work in the intensive care unit for four years where I saw how people with diabetes are suffering when the disease in not managed well. I am currently working in post anesthesia care unit(PACU) where I recover many patients with diabetes complications post-surgery. I am committed in the innovation in order to provide an effective care for the people suffering from diabetes. For many years the disease has been killing people and introduction of the control tools will help in making the condition manageable. The innovation
The Canadian Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses plays a key role in the life of many individuals in healthcare, whether it is the physician, the nurse, the patient, or other workers in the healthcare environment. The Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses serves as a guide in performing nursing responsibilities as well as the ethical obligations related to the profession, (Canadian Nurses Association, 2008). The purpose of this paper is to recognize the Code of Ethics and how it impacts the way in which healthcare workers carry out their practice. This can be examined through three key factors. The first factor involves providing safe, compassionate, competent care. The second factor regards helping nurses to be accountable
Davis J. Anne Diane Marsha and Aroskar A. Mila (2010). Ethical Dilemmas and Nursing Practice. Pearson
Section 5.4, which is the preservation of integrity, suggests that nurses will inevitably have to deal with threats to their moral or professional integrity at some point in their careers. Nurses should do their best to maintain professional integrity when met with adversity, weather it be from uncooperative issuance companies, an unsound work environment, or from the patients themselves. When working in an unsound or unsafe work environment that violates law or the ANA code of ethics nurses must go through the proper channels to fix the problem. If a nurse feels that a procedure or treatment their patient is having conflicts with his or her own moral integrity and they cannot participate, the nurse must report they unwilling to tr...
1. What is the difference between a. and a. Which K, S, and A pertain to the care you provided to the patient you have chosen? Why do you need to be a member? K- Describe the limits and boundaries of therapeutic patient-centered care. S- Assess levels of physical and emotional comfort.
“Ethics is a systematic study of principles of right and wrong conduct” (Taylor, Lillis, Lynn, & LeMone, 2015, p. 96). The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics has nine provisions to it. All nine are important to the nursing field in their own way. There are two provisions that I find most important in helping my career as a nurse. Provision one, The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect of the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal, attributes, or the nature of health problems. Secondly provision two, the nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient whether an individual, family, group, or community.
...can be minimized when nurses-patients’ rights are prioritized, moral integrity and trust is upheld, limiting the adverse effect of ethical climate and moral distress among nurses.
Ethics & Issues in Contemporary Nursing (4th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. LaSala, C. A., & Bjarnason, D. (2010, September). Creating Workplace Environments that Support Moral Courage. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol152010/No3-Sept-2010/Workplace-Environments-and-Moral-Courage.html.
Nurses continually strive to bring holistic, efficient, and safe care to their patients. However, if the safety and well-being of the nurses are threatened or compromised, it is difficult for nurses to work effectively and efficiently. Therefore, the position of the American Nurses Association (ANA) advocate that every nursing professional have the right to work in a healthy work environment free of abusive behavior such as bullying, hostility, lateral abuse and violence, sexual harassment, intimidation, abuse of authority and position and reprisal for speaking out against abuses (American Nurses Association, 2012).